USPTO Patents Application 10631932

PTO/SB/21 (05-03)
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

TRANSMITTAL
FORM

(to be used for a!) correspondence after initial filing)

Application Number

10/631,932

Filing Date

July 30, 2003

First Named Inventor

Takeshi KAMIKAWA

Art Unit

Not Yet Assigned

Examiner Name

Not Yet Assigned

Total Number of Pages in This Submission

5

Attorney Docket Number

299002051701

ENCLOSURES (check all that apply)

j Fee Transmittal Form

[ [ Fee Attached
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j | Affidavits/declaration(s)
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0 Information Disclosure Statement
(3 pages)

□ Certified Copy of Priority
Document(s)

□ Response to Missing Parts/
Incomplete* Application

□ Response to Missing Parts
under 37 CFR1.52 or 1.53

| | Drawing(s)

| [ Licensing-related Papers

| | Petition

□ Petition to Convert to a Provisional
Application

□ Power of Attorney, Revocation
Change of Correspondence Address

j | Terminal Disclaimer
| [ Request for Refund
QJcD, Number of CD{s)

Remarks

□ After Allowance Communication
to Group

□ Appeal Communication to Board of
Appeals and Interferences

□ Appeal Communication to Group
(Appeal Notice, Brief, Reply Brief)

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I ^] Status Letter

SOther Enclosure(s) (please
identify below):

• Form PTO-1449 (1 page)

• Return Receipt Postcard

SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT, ATTORNEY, OR AGENT

Firm
or

Individual name

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
Alan S. Hodes- 38,1*

Customer No. 25226

Signature

3T

Date

September*-^, 2003

I hereby certify that this correspondence is being
an envelope addressed to: Commissioner for

Dated:

pe addressed to:

Signature:

>ostal Service with sufficient postage as First Class Mail, in
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, on the date shown below.

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CERTIFICATE OF MAILING BY "FIRST CLASS MAIL"

I hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited with the United States Portal Service as first class mail in an envelope addressed to:
Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 223]^14^ v on %(Q$

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IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

In the application of:

Takeshi KAMDCAWA et al.

Serial No.: 10/631,932

Filing Date: July 30, 2003

For: LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS,

METHOD FOR DRIVING THE LIGHT
EMITTING APPARATUS, AND
DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING
THE LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS

Examiner: Not Yet Assigned
Group Art Unit: Not Yet Assigned

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 1.97 & 1.98

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450

Dear Sir:

Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.97 and § 1.98, Applicants submit for consideration in the
above-identified application the documents listed on the attached Form PTO-1449. Copies of the
documents were previously submitted in an Information Disclosure Statement and/or Office
Action, directed to the related application Serial Number 09/71 1,353, filed November 9, 2000,
and, accordingly, copies are not included herewith. This protocol conforms with 37 C.F.R.

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§ 1.98(d) and M.P.E.P. 609(A)(2). The Examiner is requested to make these documents of record
in the application.

This Information Disclosure Statement is submitted:

n With the application; accordingly, no fee or separate requirements are required.

\ | Before the mailing of a first Office Action after the filing of a Request for Continued

Examination under § 1.1 14.
[X] Within three months of the application filing date or before mailing of a first Office

Action on the merits; accordingly, no fee or separate requirements are required.
□ After receipt of a first Office Action on the merits but before mailing of a final Office

Action or Notice of Allowance.

Q A fee is required. A check in the amount of is enclosed.

I~l A fee is required. Accordingly, a Fee Transmittal form (PTO/SB/17) is attached

to this submission in duplicate.
I I A Certification under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e) is provided below; accordingly; no fee

is believed to be due.

I~l After mailing of a final Office Action or Notice of Allowance, but before payment of the
issue fee.

O A Certification under 37 C.F.R. § 1 .97(e) is provided below and a check in the

amount of is enclosed.

fl A Certification under 37 C.F.R. § 1 .97(e) is provided below and a Fee Transmittal

form (PTO/SB/17 is attached to this submission in duplicate,)

Applicants would appreciate the Examiner initialing and returning the Form PTO-1449,
indicating that the information has been considered and made of record herein.

The information contained in this Information Disclosure Statement under
37 C.F.R. § 1.97 and § 1.98 is not to be construed as a representation that: (i) a complete search
has been made; (ii) additional information material to the examination of this application does

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not exist; (iii) the information, protocols, results and the like reported by third parties are
accurate or enabling; or (iv) the above information constitutes prior art to the subject invention.

In the unlikely event that the transmittal form is separated from this document and the
Patent Office determines that an extension and/or other relief is required, Applicants petition for
any required relief including extensions of time and authorize the Assistant Commissioner to
charge the cost of such petitions and/or other fees due in connection with the filing of this
document to Deposit Account No. 03-1952 referencing 299002051701 However, the Assistant
Commissioner is not authorized to charge the cost of the issue fee to the Deposit Account-

Respectfully submitted,

By:

Alan S. Hodes
Registration No. 38,185

Morrison & Foersterixp

755 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, California 94304-1018

Telephone: (650)813-5622

Facsimile: (650) 494-0792

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Docket Number 299002051701

Application Number 1 0/63 1 ,932

Applicant

Takeshi FCAMIKAWA, et al.

Filing Date July 30, 2003

Group Art Unit Not Yet Assigned

Mailing Date September 23, 2003

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

Examiner
Initials

Ref.
No.

Date

Document No.

Name

Class

Subclass

Filing Date If
Appropriate

1.

04/11/2002

2002/0041148

Cho et al.

2.

10/02/1998

5,825,052

Shakuda

3.

12/07/1999

5,998,925

Shimizu et al.

4.

09/11/2001

6,288,696

Holloman

5.

12/11/2001

6,329,764

Van de Ven

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

Examiner
Initials

Ref.
No.

Date

Document No.

Country

Class

Subclass

Translation
YES NO

6.

02/05/1993

5-029657

Japan

Abstract

OTHER DOCUMENTS

(including author, title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc.)

Examiner
Initials

Ref.
No.

Title

EXAMINER:

DATE CONSIDERED:

EXAMINER: Initial if citation considered, whether or not the citation conforms with MPEP 609. Draw a line through the citation if not in
conformance and not considered. Include a copy of this form with next communication to applicant.

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